[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 57 (Thursday, March 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14428-14429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6625]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV48


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meetings

AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION:  Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY:  The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish (SMB), Joint Dogfish, Research Set-
Aside (RSA), and Executive Committees will hold public meetings.

DATES:  Tuesday, April 13, 2010, through Thursday, April 15, 2010. On 
Tuesday, April 13, The Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish (SMB) Committee 
will meet from 8 a.m. until Noon. The Joint Dogfish Committee will meet 
from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.. From 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., the Research 
Set-Aside (RSA) will meet. On Wednesday, April 14, 2010, The Executive 
Committee will meet from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. The Council will convene 
at 9 a.m. The Council will hold its regular Business Session from 9 
a.m. until 11 a.m. to approve the December 2009 and February 2010 
minutes, receive Organizational Reports, Liaison Reports, Executive 
Director's Report, and the status of the Fishery Management Plans 
(FMPs). From 11 a.m. until Noon, the Council will consider, discuss and 
possibly approve Monkfish Amendment 5. From 1 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., the 
Council will consider, discuss and possibly approve the Public Hearing 
Document for the Annual Catch Limits / Accountability Measures (ACL/AM) 
Omnibus Amendment. On Thursday April 15, the Council will convene at 
8:30 a.m. From 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m., the Council will receive an 
update on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) regarding loggerhead 
turtles. The Council will receive Committee reports from 9:30 a.m. 
until 10:30 a.m. From 10:30 a.m. until Noon, the Council will discuss 
continuing and new business.

ADDRESSES:  The Sanderling Hotel, 1461 Duck Road, Duck, NC 27949; 
telephone: 252-261-4111
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 N. 
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901-3910; telephone: 302-674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Daniel T. Furlong, Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-
2331, ext. 255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda items by day for the Council's 
Committees and the Council itself are: On Tuesday, April 13, The SMB 
Committee will review Amendment 11 public comments; select preferred 
alternatives for proposed management measures included in Amendment 11, 
i.e., cap capacity via limited access, update the SMB species' 
essential fish habitat (EFH) descriptions, evaluate fishing-related 
gear impacts on Loligo egg EFH, establish recreational mackerel 
allocation, and avoid at-sea processing problems. The SMB Committee 
will also review the Scoping Document developed for Amendment 14. The 
Joint Dogfish Committee will review and respond to the updated 
Transboundary Resource Assessment Committee (TRAC) assessment for 
dogfish; review stock status relative to biological reference point 
(BRP) update; address and develop a specific quota recommendation as 
necessary; and, review and discuss the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) for smooth dogfish (HMS Amendment 3). The RSA 
Committee will discuss possible ways to improve the RSA program and 
consider developing research priorities for 2012.
    On Wednesday, April 14, the Executive Committee will review an 
update from the Ad Hoc Search Committee regarding the search process 
for the Council's next Executive Director; review and consider the 
Scientific and Statistical Committee's (SSC) recommended changes to the 
Council's Statement of Organization, Practices and Procedures (SOPPs); 
and discuss the Catch Shares Workshop results and potential next steps. 
The Council will hold its regular Business Session to approve the 
December 2009 and February 2010 minutes, receive Organizational 
Reports, Liaison Reports, the Executive Director's Report, and an 
update on the status of the Council's FMPs. The Council will review the 
Monkfish Advisory Panel and the Oversight Committee's recommendations; 
select and possibly approve final measures for: implementation of 
annual catch limits (ACL) and accountability measures (AMs) to prevent 
overfishing, establishment of management reference points in accordance 
with the revised guidelines, and specification of quota for FY 2011-
2013 and beyond using trip limits and days-at-sea (DAS) for the 
directed fishery. The Council will likely approve the Public Hearing 
Document for the ACL / AM Omnibus Amendment.
    On Thursday, April 15, the Council will convene for an update 
regarding the change in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing status 
of loggerhead sea turtle from threatened to endangered. The Council 
will receive Committee reports, discuss the status of 2010 Black Sea 
Bass recreational measures, i.e., review and compare the Atlantic 
States Marine Fisheries Commission's current position and Council's 
February recommendation; receive a presentation regarding Stock 
Assessment Review Committee (SARC) 49; and discuss National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) General Counsel's (GC) opinion on 
SMB Amendment 10 rulemaking and consider possible options to address 
effects of Amendment 10.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should 
be directed to M. Jan Saunders (302-526-5251) at least five days prior 
to the meeting date.


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    Dated: March 22, 2010.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-6625 Filed 3ndash;24-10; 8:45 am]
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